Grade+4+Unit+1-Close+Reading+3

=Introduction: Lesson 5= Before reading the selection review the elements of tall tales and the symbolism found in these stories. = =

=Student Outcomes:= Students will describe how a character's relationship with others changes throughout the story.


 * =Title 1: Stormalong= || =Title 2: Hoderi the Fisherman= ||
 * =Questions: Read pages 124-129=

1. How does the author build tension and excitement in Paragraph 4 ? Page 124

2. How does the author use Stormy's words to set the tone in this part of the story? Page 125

3. What is the significance of the following quotation: "Hey mister, what's that funny thing you got on your shoulder?" Page 127

4. What details on pages 128-129 indicate that the author is telling a tall tale? || =Questions: Read pages 134-136=

1. How did structural elements such as scene changes help you understand this play? ||

=Summative Questions:= 1. Citing text based evidence, explain how Stormy's relationship with other characters changes throughout the story.

2. Compare and contrast the tales of "Stormalong" and "Hoderi the Fisherman ".

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